The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-21
A Commercial Iip-Snorter

ton, and with its name rs well rs with
its class of matter, appealed to. the
farmers and danced panderng Jig to
the shril whistle OF their prejudices.
One dav Il. Sim Nolan, n prominent
man in the community, came into my
Office and said
IL have been thinking of you for the
past day or two and I think that with
nv keen bus ness interests ! have un-
earthed The stone with which YOU may
pave your way TO fortune. Writing IS
very fine accomplishment and plays
its little pail in journalism but 1t IS not
the main thing. Now, the main thing
in the business is 10 achieve success
How can this he done?' you naturally
ask. Not by advising the county to
repair the br dge over Cypress bayou;
no, the editorial advising the party toor-
panze but by getting business One
| line in a thoroughly thrifty paper is
worth more and has more weight than
thousand lines in dragging publiIca-
ton that has to apologize every other
week for lis inability to get out on time
You want partner. not to help you
write, but commercial rip-snorter VINO
| can run business into n corner. choke u
into submission and then drag it into
the Office That's the kind of man you
need. Where can find himP YOU are
about to ask. You have found him. or
rather he has found you. ] am that
: man. AN that commercial rip snorter.
| can 90 out aud in two days load the
| Plop Point so full of advertisements
that you'll have to put up sidedoaras'
What do you think of itP'
II have no doubt Of your ability L
replied. but cannot afford TO pay
YOU. -,
you don't need TO pay me. The
work will pay for itself. Now here; say
Won are making seveuty-five dollars per
month. Very well. The commercial
rip-snoricr comes in. You get one
hundred and lifiy dollars per month
and The com. rip.snorter gets one hity'
Wv. it's as plain and simple and guile.
less ms the soft laughter of child III
shall not be for one month but for all
time In short, take me in rs II part
ner What is the greatest business
STIMULATED Salary? No. sir. Proprie-
| turN interest,". NlNc iic " H",i ~
in your paper and it will fly higher
,han the kite OF Franklin. 1t Will roar
louder than cyclone and scatter dol
lars where we can cas- ly gather them
M. As rule. am not an enthusiast.
Ordinarily am quiet man. The sol
der is quiet until his grand occasion
comes.
itold him that would think about it
and rive him an answer on tue foilow-
day. That afternoon ] consulted with
several friends. The county Judge de-
clared that when Nolan put his should
er TO the wheel the wagon moved. Inc
county attorney said that could well
afford to pay Nolan TO take hall IN
icrest That night ! went TO bed IN Il
bjphly agreeable state OF mind. The
clouds were breaking away and could
see the sun shining. The bus ness
cares of the office would be liiled OIL my
mind and could devote myself TO writ
inc and to study. With nothing TO do
but to digest my subjects. could write
ed torials that would establish me as n
marty leader. dreamed of web per
feet No presses and of being consulted
nv great politicians. j hummed tune
boforc breakfast. The trade was soon
consummated; and. delivering the
books TO Nolan, ! seated myself in my
inner sanctum. warmed by as.ove pipe
which came through from an adjoining
. she'd occupied bv shoemaker. and
gave myself up to deep thought. AT
) last NV time had come. AT last people
, must acknowledge my leader writ'n
ability. The next day Nolan brought IN \
few advert semcnts. All, the ripcned
: fruit had already began TO fall.
"By the wav." said Nolan. MS he seat
ed himself on the corner OF my laple'
Il have u great scheme on mana.
Glad of it," | rapturonsly replied.
"Wbat is it?'
"a numbe, of our most prominent
men have boned me to run Tor sheriff.
''But will il not take up too much OF
your timer
"Whv, no. You see can be elected
as easily ms falling off II log. and then
as sheriff. | can Hood our paper WIFI
0 legal advertisements. :,
r Nolan. yon are remarkable man.
You just wait.
| wrote editorials in his behalf ana
even left my sanctum and made speech
/ ns for n m. He was elected He turn
9 ed over his newspaper books to his sor
and took charge of the sheriif's Office
The boy sat IN the Office. and. during
the forenoon. whisilcd Il circus tune
/ In the afternoon he got drunk. A few
= DAYS after Nolan was installed ! Wen
over to get an armful of legal advertise
6 mcpts There were none on hand Jus
a at that time. Moan told me. III